Entrepreneur, now active early stage tech investor. Portfolio includes/d: LoveFilm,Moo,Graze,Zoopla,Citymapper,Improbable,Wise, Monzo, Tide + others.
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Far from a summer slowdown, we've just witnessed an extraordinary quarter for the founders we've backed.
From robotics to biocomputing, from outer space to inner creativity, here are Q3's highlights from the extraordinary teams in our portfolio.
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@MistralAI bet in 2023 that the best AI would be built in the open.
Three years on, European industry is queuing up to deploy their frontier models to solve their hardest problems.
Today, we're backing their €3BN Series D alongside @Samsung, Scaleup Europe Fund & PSG Equity.
Robin Klein retweeted
The Prime Minister, @andyburnham, today asked me to attend Cabinet as Minister for AI, a sign of his deep commitment to AI's importance.
AI is likely the most significant technology in human history. Its impact will dwarf other things.
The best case for it is compelling beyond our dreams: a reindustrialised Britain, stronger national security, public services transformed for the better.
The risks, too, are real: it is right that the British public shares those worries, for jobs, for the pace of change.
The central fact is that it is happening. Nations have a narrow window to decide whether they shape AI or get shaped by it. Britain is in that window right now.
While that window is still open, I will act with pace, I will act with ambition, and I will focus relentlessly on securing British influence in shaping AI.
I will also bring to this job the place I represent - a constituency in Wales, a nation with industry and ambition at its heart, a proud history of punching above its weight on the global stage. A nation which welcomed a 12-year old and his family, gave us the best chance at opportunity, put me in Parliament as Wales' first ethnic minority MP, and now affords me the chance to make a mark in Cabinet. Diolch o galon to everyone in the Vale of Glamorgan.
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So encouraged to read this moving, bravely reasoned statement of impassioned solidarity from Muslim friends and co-citizens . Exactly what is needed right now. Thank you so much. Be assured that we Jews would feel and speak the same way in the face of virulent Islamophobia.
Robin Klein retweeted
@BioOrbitSpace might look like a space company, but really it's a new infrastructure layer for pharma.
Today, we're excited to announce we're co-leading their £9.8M seed with @BreegaVC.
Read more below.
Robin Klein retweeted
Ten years ago, we invested in @faculty_ai at seed, when the team was just ten people.
Today, they announced their acquisition by @Accenture.
A huge moment.
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And sincere thanks to the LocalGlobe team who’ve supported Faculty from the start and throughout this process, including Saul Klein (@cape), Rhian Saleh, @tom_lambert3, @georgehdf, @remusbrett and many others. faculty.ai/insights/articles…
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Join us for our final Open Court of the year - a Crypto special edition with a Thanksgiving twist.
We’ll hear from @mhudack, CEO of Sling Money, on connecting the world through instant payments.
More speakers to follow soon.
Places limited luma.com/g0rj83wi
Robin Klein retweeted
Britain’s Jewish community is a model of civility, decency, and good citizenship. 🇬🇧
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Open Court: A Monthly Showcase of Innovation and Ideas. Join us for the sixth edition.
Thursday 25th September we’ll explore one of the most important themes in tech today: the intersection of AI and hardware...
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More about our investment here: phoenixcourt.vc/news/our-inv…
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Julia Hawkins, General Partner, gives the full story phoenixcourt.vc/news/our-inv…
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Thoroughbreds now power 27% of EMEA’s $5.6T tech ecosystem, says Dealroom report tech.eu/2025/08/27/thoroughb…
Robin Klein retweeted
Good thing this mouthpiece of Globalist rhetoric is literally ALWAYS wrong.
PS - Your cover just convinced me this will work.
Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/4j8e0DG
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We raised a £2m Seed round from @localglobevc next, and brought in some exceptional angels (@soundboy, @taavet, @mattjackrob).
But there was no deck for this round.
@robinklein, @cape, and @tarareeves made it very easy: no deck, no partner presentation, and just leaning in with a convertible loan note.
Looking back, this is why they’ve consistently dominated Seed investing in Europe:
1. Build conviction in a space early.
2. Find the team/founder you think will win (we had a ton of copycat cos they could have invested in at the time—most are no longer running).
3. Lean in early and make it easy for the founder.
Robin Klein retweeted
Completely agree - our ecosystem has incredible momentum and foundations - while we (and the Bay Area) have to take lessons from past and move forward - as we say it’s taken 20 years to get to the starting line and it’s the next 20 years that get interesting
We’ve come a long long way since 2009 - localglobe.blogspot.com/2009…
Over the past months I’ve increasingly encountered questions about “Europe’s decline in tech”. I wanted to share my response to these questions here. While I am realistic about Europe's modest past success, and that there are no trillion dollar companies, I am optimistic about its future. In fact, I "put my money where my mouth is" and chose to bet my career on it – I have been doing venture on the continent for over a decade instead of moving to Silicon Valley.
Here are some of my thoughts on the topic.